What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15790 and 15802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15790 and 15802 is 2.

GCF(15790,15802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15790 and 15802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15790 and 15802.

How to find the GCF of 15790 and 15802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15790 and 15802. After we will calculate the factors of 15790 and 15802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15790

Prime factors of 15790 are 2, 5, 1579. Prime factorization of 15790 in exponential form is:

15790 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1579¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15802

Prime factors of 15802 are 2, 7901. Prime factorization of 15802 in exponential form is:

15802 = 2¹ × 7901¹

Step-3: Factors of 15790

List of positive integer factors of 15790 that divides 15790 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1579, 3158, 7895

Step-4: Factors of 15802

List of positive integer factors of 15802 that divides 15790 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15790 and 15802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15790 and 15802 is 2.

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